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subpoena
[ suh-pee-nuh, suhb- ]
noun
- the usual writ for the summoning of witnesses or the submission of evidence, as records or documents, before a court or other deliberative body.
verb (used with object)
- to serve with a subpoena.
subpoena
/ səbˈpiːnə; səˈpiːnə /
noun
- a writ issued by a court of justice requiring a person to appear before the court at a specified time
verb
- tr to serve with a subpoena
subpoena
- An order of a court, a legislature, or a grand jury compelling a witness to be present at a trial or hearing, under penalty of fine or imprisonment. Subpoena is Latin for “under penalty.”
Word History and Origins
Origin of subpoena1
Word History and Origins
Origin of subpoena1
Example Sentences
Henry Waxman did subpoena Condoleezza Rice, and she appeared once, in the fall of 2007.
Meanwhile, Wildstein is fighting a subpoena to appear before state legislators on Thursday.
On Wednesday, Airbnb filed a motion in New York State Supreme Court challenging the subpoena.
The House bill, introduced last Thursday, contains strong protection for leakers and probably would have prevented the subpoena.
Republicans, Fox News gloats, want Clinton to testify about Benghazi under subpoena.
There are others who are inclined towards elaborate plots as Sam Weller was to the "'rig'nal" of his subpoena.
In the interim he bought a ticket, supped, reflected, counted his money and studied the subpoena.
Saul Aronson's jaw dropped and the subpoena began to burn a hole in his pocket.
He was not familiar enough with law terms to know the limits of a subpoena's authority.
When he appeared yesterday before the Grand Jury it was under a subpoena.
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